Monthly Archives: June 2010

An Abingdon U.S. District Court denies defendant’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion for a sentence reduction based on the government’s alleged failure to move for a reduction of sentence. During the plea hearing, defendant indicated he had read and understood ...

Wise County Circuit Judge Joseph R. Carico will not be sitting on the bench until further notice, according to his two colleagues in the 30th Circuit. Earlier this month, Judges John C. Kilgore and Tammy S. McElyea told attorneys that ...

In this litigation over the ‘284 patent for a carpal tunnel release instrument, a Charlottesville U.S. District Court denies a preliminary injunction to plaintiff MicroAire Surgical Instruments, as it has not established the likelihood of its success on the merits, ...

Wise County Circuit Judge Joseph R. Carico will not be sitting on the bench until further notice, according to his two colleagues in the 30th Circuit. Earlier this month, Judges John C. Kilgore and Tammy S. McElyea told attorneys that ...

Although Virginia’s 2005 adoption of the Uniform Trust Code materially changed the law, it did not allow a trial court to divide a testamentary charitable remainder unitrust over the objection of one of the two charitable beneficiaries, and the Virginia ...

Scanning the news sites this a.m. for stories for the Daily Alert… There it was in the Charlottesville paper – a story way out of step with the current stretch of 90-degree heat and 150-percent humidity: Federal snow aid arriving It’s ...

ROANOKE—A program that gives rebates to Virginia consumers who buy energy-saving products has spent only 30 percent of its $7.5 million allotment since it began in April. Consumers have to get rid of older appliances in order to get a ...

One of 11 Somali nationals accused of attacking U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Africa is seeking to have his trial moved out of Norfolk, home to the world’s largest naval base. An attorney for Mohammed Jamah filed the ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE—The University of Virginia is recognizing former baseball players, the team’s head coach and major benefactors by naming locker rooms and other stadium components in their honor. A dozen namings were announced Thursday. They include the naming of Davenport Field’s ...

ALEXANDRIA—The Community Associations Institute (CAI) presented Lucia Anna “Pia” Trigiani with the Award of Excellence in Designations during the organization’s annual volunteer awards ceremony held April 30. The award is presented annually to the individual who has made significant contributions ...